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01-12-2010 | Review Article

Oral leukoplakia in China: a review

Authors: Xiaolin Zhang, Chengjie Li, Yi Song, Peter A. Reichart

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

Background

Most prevalence studies on oral leukoplakia (OL) in China have been published in the Chinese language. The present review on the literature in Chinese aimed at making the data available to colleagues who are not familiar with the Chinese language.

Methods

The overall rate and 95% confidence interval of OL were calculated using Excel 2003.

Results

Overall prevalence of OL was 9.18% (95%CI = 9.06-9.30%). Gender ratio of prevalence was 8.03:1 (males/females). Prevalence was high in age groups over 40 years with the highest in the group aged 60-69 years (21.04%, 95%CI = 19.95-22.13%). The buccal mucosa was most commonly affected (47.08%, 95%CI = 46.52-47.64%), followed by lip (39.09%), palate (9.85%), gingiva (1.80%), and tongue (1.46%). The prevalence in smokers was 23.43% and in non-smokers 1.93%. Among three variants of smoking, the traditional Hanyan pipe smoking carried the highest risk for the development of OL followed by cigarette and Shuiyan water pipe smoking. The rate of alcohol drinkers with OL was 54.50% and 22.21% in individuals without OL. No case of oral cancer was found in six surveys.

Conclusions

The present data on the prevalence of OL in China are comparable to those in other parts of the world. Some traditional smoking habits, however, are particular to certain regions of China.

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Title: Oral leukoplakia in China: a review
Authors: Xiaolin Zhang
Chengjie Li
Yi Song
Peter A. Reichart
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0214-0

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Oral leukoplakia in China: a review

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Background

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Results

Conclusions

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